Short Dooars Tour

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 - Reception at NJP railhead / Bagdogra airport. Drive to Mongpong (35 kms.), a quiet place on the bank of river Tista. The forest rest house at Mongpong offers a panoramic view of Mahananda Wild Life Sanctuary. Enjoy your break at Mongpong watching colourful birds. A refreshing drive through tea gardens and forests takes you to Lataguri (55kms. from Mongpong). Lataguri is a small Dooars town close to Gorumara National Park. Overnight at Lataguri.

Day 2 - Visit to Gorumara forest in the morning. Back to the resort for lunch. After lunch optional evening walk to Khagrijan through nature trail. Overnight at - Lataguri.

Day 4: Morning drive inside the forest. Elephant ride inside Jaldapara grassland for viewing the famous one horned Rhino. Return to hotel for lunch. After lunch drive to Siliguri / NJP. Tour concludes.

Please note:

Booking for Elephant ride is provided on the spot by the forest department, since no advance booking is possible, elephant ride can not be guaranteed in advance.

Endowed with rich natural beauty, tourism in Dooars has began to flourish only in the last few years. Accommodation available in different places are mostly of Budget and Standard category. If you are looking for 3/4 star hotels, you will be disappointed. Most resorts chosen by naturebeyond are set amidst beautiful natural surroundings and have clean and moderate facilities.

For tourist traveling by air, one extra night stay would be required at Siliguri at the end of the tour, since all flights from Bagdogra airport are around the first half of the day. Cost of such extra stay is not included in the tour plan.Hotels can not be altered once booked.

naturebeyond will not be responsible for civil disturbances, theft, accidents, natural calamities and other such incidents beyond human control.
No refund is admissible if a tour is cancelled or altered at the last moment due to unforeseen circumstances beyond human control.

Standard packages include:

All accommodation on twin sharing basis in hotels, sight seeing as per itinerary, all transportation to and from NJP / Bagdogra.

Standard packages do not Include:

expenses on food, expenditure incurred on tips, telephone, beverages, travel insurance, laundry, other expenses of personal nature, any other expense not mentioned in 'cost includes' above.